Electoral Boundary Loss

Written by Alan Kerlin Tuesday, 11 October 2011 09:49

The ACT Electoral Commission has made its final decision on the electoral boundaries, and they have reverted to their original proposal. That is, they are moving Crace and Palmerston from the electorate of Molonglo into Ginninderra, joining Nicholls in being separated from the rest of Gungahlin voters.

Half expected given the reaction from other Canberra areas.

But we gave it a red hot go, and our thanks go to everyone in the Gungahlin community who supported our campaign for change. we'll have to get serious now about what has always been our preferred option - an expanded Assembly.

In the meantime, perhaps we might see some more Ginninderra MLAs in Gungahlin??

Here's a Canberra Times article, in which the Electoral Commission is quoted as admitting that an expanded Assembly with all electorates of the same size would fix the problem: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/redistribution-to-affect-palmerston-and-crace/2308901.aspx?storypage=0